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Bonneville Power Administration

Safety and Occupational Health Manager

Department of Energy · Vancouver, Washington

Salary
$114,684 - $149,091 per year
Pay grade
GS-13
Schedule
Full-time
Appointment
Permanent
Opened
Nov 3, 2026
Closes
Nov 12, 2026
Remote
No
Telework eligible
No
Openings
1
Security clearance
Not Required
Promotion potential
None
Announcement
27-BPA-53999-13103433-DE

Who may apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) · Military spouses · Open to the public

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Summary

This position is within the Safety Internal Operations (NFB) organization of Safety (NF), Chief Administrative Office (N), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager, you'll serve as a safety and occupational health technical expert to ensure assigned safety and occupational health programs are effectively planned, developed, implemented, evaluated, and continuously improved in accordance with applicable Federal laws and regulations, and BPA policies.

Duties

  • Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) delivers clean, reliable, and sustainable electricity across the Pacific Northwest, driving the region's economy and maintaining a vital public infrastructure. Key Duties and Responsibilities As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager, you will: Define strategic program goals, establishe quality deliverables, and align multi-year roadmaps in coordination with executive leadership and Program Owners. Coordinates multidisciplinary technical contributions across engineering, field operations, maintenance, and administrative functions. Serve as a Safety and Occupational Health Manager responsible for managing the planning, development, implementation, administration, evaluation, and continuous improvement of one or more complex safety and occupational health programs under the governance and direction of the designated Program Owner. Assigned programs may have broad or BPA-wide applicability and may change over time based upon BPA priorities, risk, regulatory developments, operational needs, and organizational requirements. Evaluate, interpret, apply, and maintain comprehensive safety policies, technical directives, standard operating procedures, and risk-assessment frameworks that interpret and operationalize federal mandates (including 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910 and 29 CFR 1926) and national consensus standards (e.g., American National Standards Institute (ANSI), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)). Integrates assigned program elements seamlessly into the BPA's Safety Management System (SMS), institutionalizing standard administrative controls, technical criteria, leading/lagging performance metrics, and quality assurance mechanisms. Define strategic program goals, establishe quality deliverables, and align multi-year roadmaps in coordination with executive leadership and Program Owners. Coordinates multidisciplinary technical contributions across engineering, field operations, maintenance, and administrative functions. Provide regular program status, risk, performance, and decision-support information to the Program Owner and Safety leadership. Elevate matters involving significant policy implications, conflicting organizational interests, substantial risk, or decisions outside delegated program-management authority. Develop, revise, and maintain safety and occupational health procedures, technical guidance, implementation tools, decision aids, templates, training materials, communications, program documentation, and other products necessary to support effective implementation of assigned safety programs. Analyze incident, hazard, corrective action, assessment, inspection, operational, and program-performance information to identify significant trends, recurring conditions, systemic weaknesses, and emerging risks.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-12] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) Managing or administering an occupational health and safety program, including developing and implementing program components, analyzing performance data to measure effectiveness, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, etc.; 2) advising management on program performance, risk reduction, and strategies for continuous improvement; AND 3) managing and administering occupational health data systems. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.

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